We are consistently in the low 70's finally and it is really starting to feel like spring around here....lovely. I've been working in the yard, doing mulch, feeding things waking up, trimming..all that jazz.
Slow progress on the downstairs bath. Life goes on. Might be done next week.
Started work on a new quilt. Coming along pretty well, and speaking of quilts......
Had a great day yesterday at the Pueblo Quilt Expo. It hit 85 degrees there! BUT 85 degrees in Colorado with no humidity is translated as a lovely day. It was 81 in the Springs, Skip said. Light breeze, blue skies. Lovely. The quilts were amazing. I can't imagine having the talent to create some of those beauties....unreal. It was just wonderful to see all those fabulous creations! Whew! We ate at a great Mexican food place (imagine THAT, in Pueblo, CO!!)....and browsed a quilt shop in downtown Pueblo, then back to the expo for the rest of the day.
We had the most remarkable start to the day! The ladies met at Starbucks for coffee and to get our act together....as we were getting into the carpool car, a fellow pulled up and parked beside us to grab his morning java. His back seat was full of gorgeous flower arrangements. We all made comments about how gorgeous the flowers were...and he heard us. He asked if we wanted some. We looked at him and said, "Really?" He said he'd just set up an event and these were leftover...and were headed back to the flower shop. We couldn't believe he was serious but he started handing out planters full of flowers to each of us. So, all five of us got gorgeous bouquets.!!! It looks like a centerpiece to a wedding reception dinner table. White Roses, white hydrangeas, white liatris, astible and assorted greens. God has a sense of humor!
As we all walk through our journeys, we have valleys and mountains, and sometimes we are in the valleys for a long time....but every so often, God can throw us a curve, with a wink and a nod, and brighten our days.... Had we been 30 seconds later or earlier, we'd have missed this fellow. He'd have missed our comments..and the Spirit wouldn't have moved him to offer the flowers to these flower-loving ladies! What a blessing and we really just talked about it all day. God reminds us that even in the smallest things, He is there and blesses us with things out of left field...things we totally don't expect. What were the chances? It was wonderful.
With Christians, there are no coincidences. It definitely was a God-thing!
We had our weekly fellowship meeting, too, last night. Planning our meetings for spring...good food, good people to fellowship with..God is so good.
Have a good week and even though we have no idea what our future holds, love and get to know the One who holds our future.
God bless.
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